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Laura Masia

Threads Is A Total Rip-Off Of Twitter, But Here’s Why It’s A Step In The Right Direction

Originally when I heard the goss about Meta’s new app Threads I was only interested in one thing: the potential cage fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. But, in an effort to stay young, hip and ultimately on top of what is going on, I decided to join the new app. And while I think it’s just another new shiny thing that the internet will eventually lose interest in, there is one aspect that I think is actually positive: The lack of anonymity.

But first, let’s unpack what Threads actually is and why there’s beef between the lizard kings of the digital world.

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